Book Report Project

Name: Heather Gomez Moreno

Title of Story: Do What You
Can
Mrs. Bell ELA
Section: 505
 Story Elements :
Characters Setting Conflict Resolution Theme
(People or Animals) (When & Where) (Problem) (How the problem is (Lesson/Moral of the
solved) story)

● Farmer The The corn Many great The theme

● setting started to raindrops is Good
Family wither, came things
was a and the together
● large farmer to watered
happens
Raindr field of started to the to good
ops corn. be farmer♠ people.
worried. corn.
 Visuals/ Illustrations

Add as many pictures as you need to properly display the story elements: characters, setting, conflict, solution, theme, plot.
 Topic: Helping
● Main Idea
○ The main idea is the farmer was sad because his crops is dying, but the little raindrops help
him.
● Details
○ Detail #1- “But after he had worked hard, he saw the corn wither.”
■ pg.1 paragraph 1
○ Detail #2- “I know, to be sure, I cannot do much; but perhaps, I can cheer the farmer a little,
and I am going to my best.”
■ pg. 1 Paragraph 2
○ Detail #3- “By the time a great many raindrops had come together to see what all the
commotion was about. When they saw the 2 kind drops going down to cheer the farmer, and
water his corn.”
■ pg.2 Paragraph 7
 Summarizing The Story!!!
● Plot
○ Beginning- First, The farmer’s corn was started to wither.
○ Middle- Next, 2 of the little raindrops felt sorry for the farmer.
○ End- Lastly, All of the raindrops came together to watered the corns.

● This is a summary of Do What You Can written by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey.

● This story was about a farmer wanted to sell his corn, but he saw the corn begin to wither.
● 2 little raindrops saw him, The 1st raindrop feel very sorry for the farmer. The 1st raindrop have an idea to cheer up the
farmer. The 2nd raindrop thinks is a great idea, and they went down the raindrops.
● One of the raindrops pat on the farmer’s nose, and the other one fell on the corn. The farmer was confused where the raindrop
come from, by the time many great raindrops was wondering what all the commotion, all the great raindrops thinks is a great
idea. So all of the raindrops went down until the whole shower came to watered the dry corn. Then the corn grew and
ripened.

Hint:

When writing a summary, remember that it should be in the form of a paragraph. A summary begins with an introductory sentence that states the text's title, author and main point of the text as you see it. A summary is written in
your own words. A summary contains only the ideas of the original text. DO NOT TYPE EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK.